Definition of Pastoral
Pastoral
Pas·tor·al


Definition/Meaning
(adjective)
Relating to the countryside or rural life.

e.g. The pastoral scenery inspired the artist's latest painting.

(adjective)
idyllic and pleasingly peaceful;

e.g. Pastoral dreams of success and wealth were immediately shattered.

(adjective)
of or relating to a church pastor;

e.g. He had to tend to his pastoral duties.

(noun)
a literary work that deals with rural life and shepherds;

e.g. He wrote a wonderful pastoral when he lived in the farmlands.



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